Linacre Primary School, Bootle
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school has recently improved its phonics teaching and introduced a revised programme to promote pupils' wider development. Pupils enjoy enrichment activities including cookery, dance and art clubs, and benefit from visits to places of interest. Staff care about pupil wellbeing and recent leadership changes have brought much-needed stability to the school.
Key Strengths
- Safeguarding standards are met with an open culture where concerns are actively identified and managed
- Phonics teaching is improving
- Staff care about pupil wellbeing and recent leadership changes have brought some stability
Areas for Improvement
- Achievement is significantly below national averages, particularly in reading, writing and mathematics
- Pupil attendance is well below national average with high rates of persistent absence
- Behaviour and discipline issues are widespread and frequently unchecked, making some pupils feel unsafe
- Curriculum design lacks ambition and does not meet pupils' needs effectively
- Early years curriculum is poorly planned with insufficient focus on communication, language and independence
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Cookery clubs, dance clubs, art clubs, visits to zoo and beach, residential visits in key stage 2, visits to places of worship
Linacre Primary School requires special measures as it is failing to provide an acceptable standard of education. The school has experienced significant decline in pupil achievement, behaviour, and attendance over time, with leaders and governors demonstrating poor capacity to improve.
At a Glance
64.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 52% to 38%. Maths has declined from 57% to 46%. Writing has declined from 52% to 25%.
Class Sizes
21.7
Avg class size
23.0
Infant (KS1)
20.5
KS2
6
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
64%
Available places
134 pupils
210 capacity
76 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Bootle
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bootle
Admissions Demand - Sefton
Places available
3,095
Applications
2,536
Got 1st preference
92.8%
Got preferred school
98.5%
Primary admissions across Sefton (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
10.95747%
Overall absence
42.42424%
Persistent absence
132
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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